கலங்கு
Appearance
Tamil
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Dravidian *kalanku. Cognate to Telugu కలగు (kalagu), Kannada ಕಲಂಕು (kalaṅku), Tulu ಕಲಂಕು (kalaṅku), and Malayalam കലങ്ങുക (kalaṅṅuka).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]கலங்கு • (kalaṅku) (intransitive)
- to be stirred up, agitated, ruffled (as water)
- to be confused, confounded
- to be abashed, perplexed, embarrassed
- Synonym: மயங்கு (mayaṅku)
- to fear; be intimidated; be cowed
- Synonym: அஞ்சு (añcu)
- (Kongu) to be sad; grieve; experience sorrow
- to fail
- Synonym: தவறு (tavaṟu)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of கலங்கு (kalaṅku)
References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கலங்கு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press